The victims were rushed to Civil Hospital Quetta and later referred to the Bolan Medical College. — Photo by AP

QUETTA: Four female school teachers received burn injuries on their faces after they were attacked by unidentified men in Quetta on Saturday.

Police informed that the teachers were on their way home in a van when the attackers riding a motorbike threw concentrated acid on their faces, and then fled.

The victims were rushed to Civil Hospital Quetta and later referred to the Bolan Medical College, said Dr Jaffar at the hospital.

Police registered a case on the incident.

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